The Carbon in Our Bodies Was Formed in Nuclear Reactions $12 \mathrm { C }$

The carbon in our bodies was formed in nuclear reactions in long-dead stars. How much energy was released when the right number of 4 He nuclei combined to make $12 \mathrm { C }$ ? The mass of $4 \mathrm { He }$ is $3728.40 \mathrm { MeV } / \mathrm { c } 2$ and the mass of $12 \mathrm { C }$ is $11,177.93 \mathrm { MeV } / \mathrm { c } 2$ .

A) $8.42 \mathrm { MeV }$
B) $372 \mathrm { MeV }$
C) $7.27 \mathrm { MeV }$
D) $2.11 \mathrm { MeV }$